JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Determinats

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    Consider the system of linear equations \[{{a}_{1}}x+{{b}_{1}}y+{{c}_{1}}z+{{d}_{1}}=0,\] \[{{a}_{2}}x+{{b}_{2}}y+{{c}_{2}}z+{{d}_{2}}=0,\] \[{{a}_{3}}x+{{b}_{3}}y+{{c}_{3}}z+{{d}_{3}}=0,\] Let us denote by \[\Delta (a,b,c)\] the determinant \[\left| \begin{matrix}    {{a}_{1}} & {{b}_{1}} & {{c}_{1}}  \\    {{a}_{2}} & {{b}_{2}} & {{c}_{2}}  \\    {{a}_{3}} & {{b}_{3}} & {{c}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\], if \[\Delta \,(a,b,c)\#0,\] then the value of x in the unique solution of the above equations is

    A) \[\frac{\Delta (b,c,d)}{\Delta (a,b,c)}\]

    B) \[\frac{-\Delta (b,c,d)}{\Delta (a,b,c)}\]

    C) \[\frac{\Delta (a,c,d)}{\Delta (a,b,c)}\]

    D) \[-\frac{\Delta (a,b,d)}{\Delta (a,b,c)}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] From the given system of equations, \[x=\frac{{{D}_{1}}}{D},\] \[y=\frac{{{D}_{2}}}{D},\] \[z=\frac{{{D}_{3}}}{D}\] where, \[D=\Delta (a,b,c);\] \[{{D}_{1}}=\Delta (d,b,c)\] \[{{D}_{2}}=\Delta (a,d,c);\] \[{{D}_{1}}=\Delta (a,b,d)\] Now, \[x=\frac{\Delta (d,b,c)}{\Delta (a,b,c)}\] where, \[\Delta (d,b,c)=\left| \begin{matrix}    -{{d}_{1}} & {{b}_{1}} & {{c}_{1}}  \\    -{{d}_{2}} & {{b}_{2}} & {{c}_{2}}  \\    -{{d}_{3}} & {{b}_{3}} & {{c}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=-\left| \begin{matrix}    {{b}_{1}} & -{{d}_{1}} & {{c}_{1}}  \\    {{b}_{2}} & -{{d}_{2}} & {{c}_{2}}  \\    {{b}_{3}} & -{{d}_{3}} & {{c}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=+\left| \begin{matrix}    {{b}_{1}} & {{c}_{1}} & -{{d}_{1}}  \\    {{b}_{2}} & {{c}_{2}} & -{{d}_{2}}  \\    {{b}_{3}} & {{c}_{3}} & -{{d}_{3}}  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\Delta (b,c,d)\]  Hence,   \[x=\frac{\Delta (b,c,d)}{\Delta (a,b,c)}\]


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